Vietnamese
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “so sweet you faint?”)
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋɔt̚˧˨ʔ lim˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋɔk̚˨˩ʔ lim˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋɔk̚˨˩˨ lim˨˩˨]
Adjective
ngọt lịm
- (colloquial) very sweet